ERIC Number: EJ828431
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Apr
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1090-1027
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Online Learning Environments: What Early Childhood Teacher Education Students Say
Heirdsfield, Ann; Davis, Julie; Lennox, Sandra; Walker, Sue; Zhang, Weihong
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, v28 n2 p115-126 Apr 2007
As online environments gain an increasing presence in higher education for both on-campus students and distance learners, there is a need to examine how effective these environments are for student learning. Online environments require essentially different teaching and learning strategies from those used in the traditional face-to-face contexts (for on-campus students) or with print-based material (for distance learners). This article identifies early childhood teacher education students' perceptions of their learning experiences with the advent of an online learning environment. Perceptions of on-campus and distance learners are compared, and implications for teacher education staff interested in providing high quality learning environments within an online space are discussed. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, On Campus Students, Student Teacher Attitudes, Distance Education, Online Courses, Learning Strategies, Preschool Teachers, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, College Students, Educational Environment, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Higher Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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